Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/katodak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kaďa-(w-).[1]

Verb

*katodak (stem *kato-)[2]

  1. to disappear, to vanish

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaduma/kaduda
  • Finnish: (dialectal) katoa
  • Karelian: katuo
  • Livonian: ka’ddõ
  • Ludian: kadoda
  • Veps: kadoda
  • Võro: kaoma/kaodaq
  • Votic: (Kattila, Pummala, Jõgõperä, Rudja) katoa

From *kadot'ak (with *-t'ak):

  • Finnish: kadota
  • Karelian: kavota
  • Livvi: kavota

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kadota”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kato-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • kaduma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012